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England v Slovenia: 'Tough lad' Sterling backed to shine at long last
Spurs star Kane scored 13 goals for club and country in September, a return that matched the most prolific calendar months enjoyed by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in their illustrious careers. If you give him half an inch he will get a strike on goal."He keeps scoring goals and you can not ask for any more than that". Dele Alli has learnt his lesson after an offensive gesture landed h... [Full Article...]
Tottenham star Harry Kane discusses playing overseas amid Real Madrid links
Kane, who netted 13 goals in September, had emerged as a reported £177m target for Real Madrid on Wednesday morning but Spurs have acted quickly to scotch the rumour. The prolific hitman will now aim to take his sensational club form into the worldwide break with England , who are set for World Cup qualifying clashes with Slovenia and Lithuania tonight and on Sunday respectively. [Full Article...]
Harry Kane Responds To Real Madrid Transfer Rumours
Having made his senior debut for Liverpool five-and-a-half years ago, with his England bow following within a matter of months, Sterling has plenty of experience under his belt - but Southgate prefers to focus on his youth and the room for growth which still remains. [Full Article...]
Kane Will Not Rule Out Madrid Move
The captaincy cards are being kept close to Southgate's chest, to the extent he would not confirm whether Kane will captain England against Lithuania on Sunday, but he did describe the Tottenham striker's leadership qualities as " invaluable to the team" and added "he's improving and maturing all the time ". [Full Article...]
Former England Boss Sounds Concerns Over Harry Kane Wearing Three Lions Armband
Tottenham are understood to be determined to keep their star man, who scored an extraordinary 13 goals for club and country during September, only failing to register against Slovakia and Swansea at Wembley . "I thought that was good". As mentioned above, Los Blancos are willing to pay in the region of €200m Euros for the Three Lions forward and that's resulted in the 24-year-old's odds of... [Full Article...]
Russian Engineers Stunned the World with an Idea about 2018 World Cup
One of the main arenas, Ekaterinburg Arena, does not have that many seats. Egypt lead, two points in front of Uganda , while Ghana will need to win three out of their four games to assure safety dependent on other results. The first qualifier is against Peru in Buenos Aires tomorrow, and five days later they will take on Ecuador in Quito. The Netherlands remain three points behind sec... [Full Article...]
NFL And Players Association Met To Discuss Social Activism
While I understand that this issue is deeply concerning to many people, this is not the way we should handle it. Tillman died in the line of duty. Every day, millions of Americans tune into sports channels to hear about sports, but recently, ESPN has been losing followers by the second due to its transition from sports to left-leaning politics. [Full Article...]
Bayern Munich set to appoint Jupp Heynckes as manager
It was in his last season that the Munich club won the championship title in the Bundesliga , the Champions League and the German Cup. Heynckes, who has not worked since 2013, also managed Bayern from 1987-91 and briefly took over at the end of the 2008/9 season before becoming manager between 2011-13. [Full Article...]
Tuesday's The Debate podcast with Ian Wright and Alex McLeish
He was replaced by Olivier Giroud, who has been widely used as an impact substitute by Arsene Wenger and is a fan favourite at Arsenal . "I believe he is somebody that needs to go, at some stage, to the next level", Wright said on BBC 5 Live - defining a next level club as one who can "play in Europe on a regular basis". [Full Article...]
Fowles, Moore push Lynx past Sparks for WNBA title
In the end, the Lynx prevailed 85-76 behind 15 points and 20 rebounds from Lynx center Sylvia Fowles . She was going to transform Fowles and transform the team right along with it in order to elevate the team to not only get back to the WNBA Finals , but also earn the team's fourth title to tie the Houston Comets for the most ever. [Full Article...]
Aguero will be out for six weeks, claims Argentina team doctor
Aguero's injury rules him out of Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Ecuador. As the Argentine global was heading back to the airpot in a taxi, the auto had an accident as the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a column on the side of the road. [Full Article...]
Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock 'disturbed and dangerous', spent decades acquiring weapons
Investigators have not determined whether or not this was an act of "pre-surveillance" of the festival. "I knew Stephen Paddock as a kind, caring, quiet man", Danley said in the statement. When police breached his hotel room door and stormed inside, they found him already dead, with blood spread out behind him, mixed in with the empty shell casings on the carpet. [Full Article...]
McFarling: Boston's playoff roster will have plenty of ex-Salem pieces
Although his role has yet to be defined for the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros , both Nunez and manager John Farrell are optimistic the versatile infielder will be included on the postseason roster despite a right knee injury that has sidelined him for all but five innings since September 9. [Full Article...]
Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend was 'sent away' before his massacre
Danley was not believed to be involved in the shooting "at this time", law enforcement officials told reporters on Monday. Neighbor Susan Page told the newspaper Paddock and Danley were "closet people" and that she "never saw them". A little more than an hour later, she had been found out of the country . Other reports have said she left the country on September 25. " He was a guy who had... [Full Article...]
A Young Yankees Team, Led by Two Veterans
It was maybe 20 minutes before the first pitch, and four hours before the Yankees would be back on the board in October, when somebody near Babe Ruth Plaza yelled out, "Is it Game 1 or Game 7?" It left Minnesota without Buxton and slugger Miguel Sano - he was left off the roster because of a left shin injury - and the Twins just didn't have enough to overcome New York's overpowering bullpe... [Full Article...]
Sabres sign 20-year-old Eichel to huge extension
When the extension kicks in for the 2018-19 season, he'll be among the NHL's highest-paid players at $10 million per season. But he says the Sabres will not be naming a team captain before the season starts. "We wanted to make sure that four or five years from now Jack and his family were very excited about being in Buffalo and being comfortable with the contract", Botterill added. [Full Article...]
Judge-ment day: Indians set to meet slugger, Yankees in ALDS
Kluber would be the starter in Game 5, with Tomlin available out of the bullpen before his start, and Bauer available in a relief role after his outing. For Friday's Game 2, NY will send CC Sabathia to the mound, while the Indians will start Corey Kluber . "And he's continuing to work and he takes feed back, he asks for feedback". [Full Article...]
Kiwis to favour Tonga for RLWC
Fifita informed Kangaroos Coach Mal Meninga today of his desire to represent Tonga at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Taumalolo is set to be joined by a handful of other players who have also previously represented both countries, as allowed under worldwide rules. [Full Article...]
OJ Simpson released from prison after serving 9 years for armed robbery
The morning after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas , O.J. Simpson's attorney reportedly told his infamous client he was anxious that the convicted criminal would be blamed for the tragedy. Nothing has changed in my life! "None of your business", he said, adding that he had been in the auto for the last five hours and wondered how he was supposed to know what it felt like to be free. [Full Article...]
Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks NL Wild Card
In addition, shortstop Trevor Story has four homers off Greinke in 24 at-bats. What is the Nolan Arenado-Charlie Blackmon factor? Ian Desmond is 3 for 22. Instead, he tinkered around the edges. Martinez has been so good since being traded to Arizona that it's practically unfair. It wouldn't surprise me one bit to see this game turn out to be a pitchers' duel at Chase Field. [Full Article...]